Salvation Army Announces Red Kettle Kick Off at Bear Springs Hotel in Highland
Assemblymember James Ramos and Attorney Wilfred C. Lemann lead the Red Kettle Kick Off Restore Christmas to launch San Bernardino annual giving campaign for homeless, hungry, and hopeless.
(Redlands, CA) The Salvation Army of San Bernardino County announces the Red Kettle Kick Off on Wednesday November 17, 2021at 6:00 PM., at the Bear Springs Events Center in Highland with Keynote speaker Assemblymember James Ramos. Community leader and Attorney Wilfrid C. Lemann will serve as the master of ceremonies.
Assemblymember James Ramos is the Keynote speaker for The Salvation Army of San Bernardino’s Red Kettle Kick Off on Wednesday November 17, 2021at 6:00 PM., at the Bear Springs Events Center in Highland.
“Every year we have invited community and business leaders to learn how The Salvation Army served our community last year and how we will serve the county in the next year,” said Major Kyle Trimmer, Corps Officer of The Salvation Army of San Bernardino.
“We also ask the community to donate funds to support our mission for this Christmas and next year,” said Major Trimmer. “We are worried about getting the toys we need for the hundreds of children who will go without a Christmas present if we don’t help.”
Majors Kyle and Martha Trimmer, Corps Officer of The Salvation Army of San Bernardino host The Salvation Army of San Bernardino’s Red Kettle Kick Off on Wednesday November 17, 2021at 6:00 PM., at the Bear Springs Events Center in Highland.
The nationally recognized shiny Red Kettle and our happy bell ringers are an integral part of the Christmas scene. Each year, thousands of dollars are donated to aid needy families, children, seniors, and the homeless, hungry and hopeless.
Community leader and Attorney Wilfrid C. ”Bill” Lemann is the master of ceremonies for The Salvation Army of San Bernardino’s Red Kettle Kick Off on Wednesday November 17, 2021at 6:00 PM., at the Bear Springs Events Center in Highland.
The Red Kettles are the main fundraiser for The Salvation Army and raises the majority of funds for service to needy people in the county for the year. The suggested donation for the Red Kettle Kick Off is $250. If you would like to attend this event please RSVP to KettleKickOffRSVP@usw.salvationarmy.org
The Salvation Army serves the Inland Empire’s homeless, hungry, and hopeless. They have served our area since 1885, supporting those in need without discrimination.
To volunteer or donate call (909) 792-6868 or go to www.salvationarmyusa.org.
About the Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church and offers holistic programs for individuals of all. The Salvation Army is one of the world’s largest charitable and international service organizations.
The San Bernardino Corps of The Salvation Army serves Big Bear, Blue Jay, Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, the mountain communities, Bloomington, Colton, Grand Terrace, Highland, Rialto, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Redlands, and San Bernardino.
The Salvation Army of San Bernardino County announces the Red Kettle Kick Off on Wednesday November 17, 2021at 6:00 PM., at the Bear Springs Events Center in Highland with Keynote speaker Assemblymember James Ramos. Community leader and Attorney Wilfrid C. Lemann will serve as the master of ceremonies.
Jay Diallo, CEO and Founder of First Community Capital, Inc. welcomes certification as the first and only Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) located in Southwest Riverside County. First Community Capital serves Southern California and Arizona.
(Inland Empire, Calif.) The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has certified First Community Capital, Inc. as the first and only Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) located in Southwest Riverside County. First Community Capital serves Southern California and Arizona.
Community Development Financial Institutions play an important role in generating economic growth and opportunity in some of our nation’s most distressed communities. By offering tailored resources and innovative programs that invest federal dollars alongside private sector capital, the CDFI’s take a market-based approach to supporting economically disadvantaged communities.
CDFI’s can loan money at very attractive rates to help people buy homes, and small businesses.
First Community Capital helps low – and moderate-income entrepreneurs who lack sufficient training and education to gain access to capital, thereby delivering long-term economic strength to communities while helping small businesses become more resilient.
“We often lend to borrowers that may not meet mainstream institutions’ underwriting criteria, helping to bridge the gap between conventional lending standards and the needs of hard-to-reach borrowers,” said Diallo.
Before starting First Community Capital in 2019, Diallo was Vice President – Community Development Lending Officer at Pacific Premier Bank in Irvine, CA. He also served as Executive Director – PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Developing Corporation (PMHDC), in Tucson, AZ.
Diallo earned undergraduate at bachelor’s degree in political science with a Minor in Economics, from Westmont College in Santa Barbara. He also earned a graduate degree in Banking from Pacific Coast Banking School in Seattle, WA. His fields of emphasis included: Credit and Enterprise Risk Management, Bank Financial Statements, Bank Financial Tools, Dynamic Leadership, Analysis of Business Conditions, Sales and Marketing.
First Community Capital is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization and a certified CDFI governed by an independent board of directors. The board provides fiduciary and organizational oversight, ensuring it achieves its mission of growing businesses and strengthening underserved communities in California and Arizona. The directors are responsible for approving all lending policies and procedures as well as reviewing the financial and programmatic performance of the agency.
For more information on First Community Capital, Inc. go to https://www.fccbi.org or call (951) 249-5767
Board of Directors
Jay Diallo, Chairman, President & CEO
First Community Capital, Inc.
Mark Davis, Vice President-BDO-PM Canyon Community Bank
Vincent McCoy, Vice President Riverside County Black Chamber of Commerce
Fatimoh Muhammed
President & CEO – Wamufat International
First Community Capital Locations
California Locations
Southwest Riverside County
26111 Ynez Rd. Suite B30
Temecula, CA 92591
Inland Empire
2060 Chicago Ave. Suite A13
Riverside, CA 92507
Los Angeles County
879 W 190th St. Suite 400
Gardena, CA 90248
Southern Arizona Market
Pima County
8321 E Broadway Blvd #103
Tucson, AZ 85710
Maricopa County
1510 W McDowell RD #4
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Yuma County
8321 E Broadway Blvd #103
Tucson, AZ 85710
About First Community Capital Inc.
Established in 2019 as an economic development nonprofit agency, First Community Capital has already made significant contributions in helping entrepreneurs to start and grow their small businesses. In leveraging our network of bankers, community development organizations and leaders, we have provided training, seminars, and workshops to about 200 small business entrepreneurs. We strongly believe that with each business financed and each job created and or retained, it represents a critical step in the transformation of a life, a family, and a community.
The nonprofit Family Is All That Matters celebrate their Grand Opening Aug. 21, 2018 at the Galleria at Tyler Mall. Board members, County Officials, mentors and mentees in the program, partners, and many others were present for the celebration. The nonprofit provides academic tutoring support, mentoring and an athletic outlet for children 5 to 18 years old. They focus on integrating academics, athletics and individual empowerment.
(Riverside, Calif.) – Nothing can stop the nonprofit group FIATM from achieving its goal of “Unifying Communities – One Family at a Time.”
FIATM, which stands for “Family is all that Matters,” has already survived a crisis that would have forced many charitable organizations to close their doors.
A late-night fire destroyed the group’s Moreno Valley headquarters on Jan. 1, 2021.
FIATM just put in a computer lab and adjusted its programs to be Covid compliant when the New Year’s fire destroyed their facility and shut down 13 other neighboring businesses.
Despite that setback, FIATM founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kuba Brown, its Chief Operation Officer, David J. Layne, along with the rest of the group’s board members, staff, volunteers and their community partners, never stopped helping needy families with food, utilities and rental assistance.
FIATM COO, David Jordan Layne, Riverside County Second District Supervisor, Karen Spiegel, and FIATM Founder and CEO, Kuba Brown, held its Grand Opening at The Galleria at Tyler recently.
The group continued offering educational and tutoring programs for students from 5 to 18 year olds, and its organizers and youth sports coaches continued working with at promise youths and their families throughout Southern California.
In fact, the challenge may have made the Inland Empire organization stronger than ever.
FIATM recently held an Grand Opening and open house at its spacious new headquarters inside Tyler in Riverside.
The 3,400-square-foot office has enough room for a computer lab, reading lab, homework station where youths can check out Chromebooks, a screening area for thought-provoking family movies, and displays focusing on science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.
The nonprofit group currently serves about 850 youths, ages five to 18. About 600 are from Moreno Valley, and the others come from San Bernardino, Orange and Los Angeles counties.
FIATM also has helped feed and assist veterans at the U.S. Vets transitional housing at March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley with its partner So Call Family Support Services.
FIATM was created in 2005 “to aid at-risk-youth, teen mothers, and families in making positive choices to ensure a better quality of life.”
Anyone who gets a chance to talk with Layne and Kuba Brown, the group’s CEO, quickly learns that the statement reflects a lifelong commitment and passion to help struggling youths, their families, and the communities where they live.
“Everything starts with families. Everything starts with youths,” said Layne, who is also FIATM’s chief operating officer. “We refuse to be compromised or diverted from our mission of taking care of families.”
Kuba Brown nodded in agreement.
“We work to create safe places for at-promise kids. You never know what someone is going through at home or what help their families may need until you can sit down, listen and talk with them,” Kuba Brown said.
The new Galleria at Tyler headquarters is a place youths will be able to come in and speak their minds, he said.
It will be open Monday through Friday, but Layne and Brown said it’s not a walk-in office. Youths and their parents will need to schedule their visits.
“FIATM reflects the passion that we have regarding service,” Brown said. “We want to create a place with unrivaled service, a place where we can do our very best, because in our hearts, we’re servants.”
The F.I.A.T.M. Group Inc., is an IRS designated 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
For more information about FIATM and the work the group is doing, visit their website www.FIATMGroupInc.org or call (951) 570-5053.
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FIATM Grand Opening at the Galleria at Tyler in front of the second story entrance right in front of the old Nordstrom’s department store. Left to right, front row, David Thurman, Executive Board Member, Monica Hunter, Executive Vice Chair, President of Advisory Board, Yundra Thomas . Back Row: Donnell P. Layne, CIO and Executive Board Member, Carl M. Dameron, president of Dameron Communications FIATM’s public relations agency, Wayne Brown, Executive Board Member Kuba Brown, CEO, and David, Jordan Layne, COO.
About FIATM – Family Is All That Matters
FIATM programs are implemented to provide Academic Tutoring support, Mentoring and an athletic outlet for students five through 18 years old. FIATM currently focuses on the integration of Academics, Athletics, and Individual Empowerment.
The T.E.A.C.H. PROGRAM
TEACH is the main emphasis if The F.I.A.T.M. GROUP INC. From the ages of five through 18, this program assists in the Tutoring, Mentoring and Nurturing of youth and further sets forth the re-enforcement of Family and Family Values. An after-school tutoring and mentoring program established to serve all youth in our programs as a deterrent to truancy, drug and substance abuse, gang involvement, crime and disruptive behaviors that are prevalent in the community when students are left unsupervised.
Next Level Athletics Alliance (NLAA)
This is a complete youth sports program offering participation in a variety of competitive youth sports all of which may have Olympic ties.
The NEXT LEVEL ATHLETICS ALLIANCE program offers our youth the opportunity to develop positive life skills and memories leading towards a promising future.
These programs in itself will also assist in the edifying and promotion of Family Values that will enrich the community for years to come.
Student Athlete Awareness Program (S.A.A.P)
The structure creates an educational community where student/athletes and faculty share academic goals and join in a common intellectual quest. Teaching and learning, search for knowledge and understanding and the critical examination of ideas, values, and actions are the central activities of the program. The S.A.A.P. Structure is the catalyst where individualism of each person is honored and where courtesy and honesty are practiced.
S.K.A.T.T.
Through S.K.A.T.T. CHRONICLES we will provide a platform for our Youth to learn, train and perfect the craft of Media Arts and Journalism.
S.K.A.T.T. CHRONICLES. S.K.A.T.T. TALES the Animation Cartoon and potential movie will be launched in a collaborative effort with The Lift Entertainment Group. President & COO of S.K.A.T.T. TALES and Executive Limited Partner of The Lift Entertainment. LaShae Brown.
MTS – (MENTORING TO SUCCESS)
MENTORING TO SUCCESS is a program series created to enhance the Tutoring & Mentoring Programs. Our programs are structured to provide tutoring, counseling, cultural awareness, and personal development.
Within the personal development component, we teach self-respect, respect for others, Leadership, Self Esteem and unlock creative and artistic abilities that may otherwise be underutilized in our youth.
We are planning to further enhance the awareness of our youth to the different types of Colleges and Universities and Trade Schools throughout the nation for Academic and Athletic Direction.
Sacramento, CA. — Lao Family Community Development (LFCD) is opening a new campus, called the Care Community Center, in Sacramento at 3205 Hurley Way. Open house will be held Friday, August 13, 2021, from 3 to 5 p.m.; it is being co-hosted by LFCD and Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools. The event includes a tour of the facilities, a BBQ, refreshments, and raffles.
LFCD’s mission to advance the wellbeing of diverse communities through culturally-informed employment, housing, and education services. The non-profit serves individuals from 40 nationalities, delivers service in 35 languages and impacts the lives of nearly 31,000 annually in three northern California counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, and Sacramento). LFCD is headquartered in Oakland.
The organization is centered on an Integrated Service Delivery Model, which is a team-based approach that takes into account that a client/participant is a whole person and has many facets of needs.
Lao Family Community Development (LFCD) is opening a new campus, called the Care Community Center, CEO Kathy Chao Rothberg
CEO Kathy Chao Rothberg explains, “We do our best to assure the client/participant does not get lost in the process, needed services are delivered in a timely fashion, with quality care, and high results.” She adds, “LFCD concentrates on five core service areas: 1) adult education and vocational training, 2) youth education, leadership, and employment, 3) financial coaching/asset development, 4) work supports and health access, and 5) affordable housing and home ownership development.”
Seniors eager to make their homes at the new Arboleda Senior Apartments in La Puente have already signed up to rent many of the brand-new apartments at the Senior Housing Community. Fortunately, there are plenty of one-and-two-bedroom apartments still available, according to Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira
There are spacious common areas including a fitness center, computer center, community room and library. Plus, for convenience and peace of mind, the apartment community has a gated entrance, controlled-access entryways, and on-site management.
(La Puente, Calif.) The Arboleda Luxury Senior Apartments in La Puente, California, offer attainable, quality independent living for residents 62 and better. Located in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, the new retirement community is ideal for residents searching for luxury comfort, peace, and tranquility at an affordable price.
Skilled crafts men and women are putting the finishing touches on the luxury apartment community, and Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira said she’s already impressed.
“Everything already looks really beautiful inside and out,” Chavira said. “Each unit has a refrigerator, an electric stove and a small dishwasher. And the flooring has a real wood look.
“Plus, the central courtyard outside with shade trees and lush landscaping is very inviting,” she said. “There’s still more to do, but it looks amazing already.”
Seniors eager to make their homes at the new Arboleda Senior Apartments in La Puente have already signed up to rent many of the brand-new apartments at the Senior Housing Community. Fortunately, there are plenty of one-and-two-bedroom apartments still available, according to Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira
The 74-unit luxury apartment community features one -and two-bedroom apartments that come with fully equipped kitchens and bathrooms. Each apartment home has either a patio or deck where residents can sit and read, or just spend some time enjoying the outdoors.
Comfort is key at the Arboleda Senior Apartments, which have climate-controlled central heating and air conditioning. Several of the units are handicapped-accessible for seniors who use wheelchairs and walkers or have other special needs.
There are also spacious common areas such as a fitness center, computer center, community room and library. Plus, for convenience and peace of mind, the apartment community has a gated entrance, controlled-access entryways, and on-site management.
Additional senior-friendly amenities include an interior mail room, laundry rooms on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors, corridors with secure handrails and two elevators.
The outside of the beautifully landscaped Arboleda Apartment Community features a central courtyard with a large shade tree and a community garden. The building exteriors have striking Spanish-style tile roofs and decorative wrought iron accents.
Residents are invited to enjoy a wide range of social and educational events at the Arboleda Senior Apartments as they make friends with their new neighbors. It’s also close to everything seniors need — medical offices, stores to shop, public transportation, a Post Office, pharmacies, and restaurants.
Construction continues at the Arboleda apartments. High quality wood cabinets are installed with not just luxury in mind but practicality. While wood cabinets cost a little more in construction, they last for 30 years noticeably reducing maintenance and repair costs.
The Arboleda are additionally pet friendly. Each apartment can have one small cat or one small dog weighing no more than 20 pounds
Apartment leasing is robust yet, there are one-bedroom units available for $1,276, and the two-bedroom units are available for $1,527, said Chavira.
For more information on Arboleda Senior Apartments, go to ArboledaSeniorApts.com or call Chavira at (626) 423-6695.
What: To help youth graduate from high school, continue to post-secondary educational programs, apply to credentialed occupational training programs, and find employment with career advancement on the path to self-sufficiency.
When: Friday, August 6, 2021, 10:00 am to 3:00pm
Where: LFCD’s CARE Community Center (free lunch included), 2325 E. 12th Street, Oakland, CA
Images: 100-120 youth ages 16-24; educational, training and networking event. Target population is composed of ethnically and racially diverse, low- income youth, refugees, and immigrants who struggle to transition to higher education and meaningful long-term employment.
Interviews: LAO Family Community Development CEO Kathy Rothberg available either on-site (during the event) or by phone/Zoom. To set an appointment with Kathy, call: (510)533-8850. 16-24 ethnically and racially diverse, low- income youth, refugees, and immigrants.
About: Lao Family Community Development
MISSION To advance the economic mobility and well-being of diverse communities through culturally informed specialized employment, housing, education, and support services.
APPROACH Lao Family Community Development (Lao Family) values a comprehensive, integrated service model that engages individuals and family participation to achieve self-sufficiency and stability goals. Lao Family’s comprehensive approach strives to meet the immediate basic, long-term, and special needs of affected community members. Customized and holistic service plans incorporate workforce, education, housing, and support services, including health, income, and savings, to foster positive outcomes.
Construction is expected to be completed by mid-to-late August, with move-in dates shortly thereafter, says Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira said.
(La Puente, Calif.) Seniors eager to make their homes at the new Arboleda Senior Apartments in La Puente have already signed up to rent many of the brand-new apartments at the Senior Housing Community. Fortunately, there are plenty of one-and-two-bedroom apartments still available, according to Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira. “We’re continuing to process applications,” she added; “therefore, interested individuals should apply right away.”
The 74-unit luxury apartment community features a mix of one-and-two-bedroom apartments for seniors, 62 and Better. The Arboleda Senior Apartment community also includes a large community room, fitness center, computer center, and library. Other senior-friendly amenities include an interior mail room, laundry room on each floor, corridors with secure handrails, and two elevators.
The Arboleda Senior Apartment community also include a large community room, fitness center, computer center, and this is the library. This is an arts concept of the final library.
Construction is expected to be completed by mid-to-late August, with move-in dates shortly thereafter, Chavira stated.
“We walked the property recently, and the construction looks great,” she continued. “The landscaping is starting to be put in. Trees are going in with all the plants. There’s still more to do, but it already looks amazing.”
Chavira, who will live and work at Arboleda, says she loves the historic old-California feel of the buildings and courtyard.
Arboleda Senior Apartments Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira
“The design of the property is so beautiful with Spanish-style tile, balconies and iron work. The design is amazing,” says Chavira.
Builders are still putting the final touches on the apartments and community rooms, but Chavira said she’s already impressed with what she’s seen.
“Some hallways still need flooring, and there are some other things to complete inside the units, but they look really beautiful,” she says. “Each unit has refrigerator, an electric stove and a dishwasher. And the flooring has a laminate wood look.”
“Also, the community rooms are spacious and inviting. I can’t wait for them to be furnished,” she says.
Construction is expected to be completed by mid-to-late August, with move-in dates shortly thereafter, Chavira stated.
Arboleda Senior Apartments are located at 1040 N. Unruh Ave., in La Puente, close to everything seniors need — medical offices, stores to shop, public transportation, a Post Office, pharmacies and restaurants.
Chavira smiled when she said she’s not the only future resident eagerly tracking the builders’ progress “. Those residents who have been approved, are driving by the community pretty regularly, like me; they are eager to move in and spend time at the property,” says Chavira.
Seniors eager to make their homes at the new Arboleda Senior Apartments in La Puente have already signed up to rent many of the brand-new apartments at the Senior Housing Community. Fortunately, there are plenty of one-and-two-bedroom apartments still available, according to Resident Manager Selina R. Chavira. This is an arts concept of the final project.
Of the apartments that are still available, the one-bedroom units rent for $1,276, and the two-bedroom units go for $1,527. As the property construction wraps up, for safety reasons you are asked not to visit the construction site. However resident manager Selina R. Chavira can reached at (626) 423-6695.
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